Mitch's Birthday!

Mitch had a birthday, shout hooray! He now belongs to the quarter-of-a-century club! A good part of the celebration was last week when we went into San Francisco and had a blast there. Megan made a delicious cake, which involved pouring sweetened-condensed milk all over the baked cake (Mitch LOVES moist cakes), and then topping it with whipped cream and Symphony Bar!

As far as presents go, Mitch got a croquet set, an award-winning board game (Dominion), Super Mario 3 for our Wii, and good gummy candies - he felt just like a 10 year-old!
We also went out to dinner at Macaroni Grill, and their food was delicious!


On Wednesday after work, we went down to Del Valle for a little hike and picnic. It was such a peaceful walk and when we got to the picnic tables and started eating, we noticed a bunch of squirrels coming to clean up the area. With all the food others had dropped, the squirrels were well-fed and not shy at all!


Just yesterday, Mitch's work organized a rafting trip out on the Stanislaus river. The water was pretty cold (around 55 degrees), but it felt wonderful with the 100+ degree weather! Everyone on the river was engaged in a giant waterfight. It didn't matter if it was between friends, strangers on other rafts, or those on the shore! After rafting for 8 miles, we refueled with a much-needed BBQ, complete with hamburgers, fresh watermelon, pineapple, licorice, etc! On the way back with Tony driving, we got to watch the movie The Great Debaters on his fancy in-car DVD screen, while trying not to fall asleep.